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| Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas defends hurricane response | Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas defends hurricane response |
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| Authorities in the Bahamas have defended their response to Hurricane Dorian after it hit the island last week. | Authorities in the Bahamas have defended their response to Hurricane Dorian after it hit the island last week. |
| Residents on the Abaco islands have accused the government of failing to provide assistance and prevent looting. | Residents on the Abaco islands have accused the government of failing to provide assistance and prevent looting. |
| Dorian ripped through the Bahamas as a category five hurricane with winds gusts reaching 300km/h (200mph). | |
| So far 43 people are confirmed dead however the number is expected to rise. Several thousand are now homeless. | So far 43 people are confirmed dead however the number is expected to rise. Several thousand are now homeless. |
| Carl Smith, spokesperson for the Bahamas' National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) said he was satisfied with the response. | Carl Smith, spokesperson for the Bahamas' National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) said he was satisfied with the response. |
| "I am satisfied that Nema with its partners is doing everything it can to move as effectively and as efficiently as it can, given the circumstances. We are dealing with a disaster." | "I am satisfied that Nema with its partners is doing everything it can to move as effectively and as efficiently as it can, given the circumstances. We are dealing with a disaster." |
| He added that more experts were being deployed which would help improve the situation. | He added that more experts were being deployed which would help improve the situation. |
| In Marsh Harbour in the Abacos, 90% of infrastructure is damaged or destroyed. | In Marsh Harbour in the Abacos, 90% of infrastructure is damaged or destroyed. |
| Tepeto Davis, one resident of Marsh Harbour, said: "We've had to funnel gasoline out of destroyed cars to get injured people back and forth. There's no food, no medicine and no water." | Tepeto Davis, one resident of Marsh Harbour, said: "We've had to funnel gasoline out of destroyed cars to get injured people back and forth. There's no food, no medicine and no water." |
| Mark Green, head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said he had taken a flight to observe the damage caused by the storm on Grand Bahama and the Abacos islands. | Mark Green, head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said he had taken a flight to observe the damage caused by the storm on Grand Bahama and the Abacos islands. |
| "I was struck by the focused nature of the devastation," he told Reuters news agency. "There are parts of Abaco and the Bahamas that don't show a great deal of damage, and then there are clusters and communities that were devastated, almost as though nuclear bombs were dropped on them." | "I was struck by the focused nature of the devastation," he told Reuters news agency. "There are parts of Abaco and the Bahamas that don't show a great deal of damage, and then there are clusters and communities that were devastated, almost as though nuclear bombs were dropped on them." |
| USAID says it is working with the government of the Bahamas to provide emergency shelter, medical care, food and water. | USAID says it is working with the government of the Bahamas to provide emergency shelter, medical care, food and water. |
| Thousands of evacuees are fleeing Abaco for Nassau. A number of passenger planes, cruise liners and government boats and ships have arrived to transport evacuees to Nassau, the Bahamas' capital, and Florida. | Thousands of evacuees are fleeing Abaco for Nassau. A number of passenger planes, cruise liners and government boats and ships have arrived to transport evacuees to Nassau, the Bahamas' capital, and Florida. |
| About 3,500 people have been evacuated to Nassau so far. On Saturday, a cruise liner carrying 1,400 people docked in Riviera Beach, Florida. | About 3,500 people have been evacuated to Nassau so far. On Saturday, a cruise liner carrying 1,400 people docked in Riviera Beach, Florida. |
| Officials have acknowledged that Nassau will struggle to house all of the people requiring shelter. | Officials have acknowledged that Nassau will struggle to house all of the people requiring shelter. |
| According to the United Nations' World Food Programme, some 70,000 people are in need of food and shelter. The islands have a population of about 400,000. | According to the United Nations' World Food Programme, some 70,000 people are in need of food and shelter. The islands have a population of about 400,000. |
| The US Coast Guard and Navy are shipping in relief supplies. | The US Coast Guard and Navy are shipping in relief supplies. |
| Hurricane Dorian has diminished into a post-tropical cyclone. On Saturday, it smashed into the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, toppling trees and cutting power to more than 450,000 people. | Hurricane Dorian has diminished into a post-tropical cyclone. On Saturday, it smashed into the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, toppling trees and cutting power to more than 450,000 people. |